variants
also monologs
as in speeches
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologues
There are few actors whose disembodied voices could carry long stretches of cinema, but Dafoe manages it, turning monologues about marionette mechanics or muttered complaints about hotel politics into something weirdly magnetic.
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Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
For one, Vitale writes that the sort of direct-to-camera monologues that have become the toast of Bourdainposting were, in Bourdain’s eyes, corny and insincere.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
He’s best known for playing deadpan game show hosts and offering tongue-in-cheek Weekend Update monologues about topics like getting a Real ID and a potential TikTok ban.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s crucial because, although the screenplay is grounded in biographical research, Mitevska eschews expository monologues that might fill in backstory.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
While the monologues arguably paint a better picture of Taylor’s narrative when watching the video album in sequence, Taylor shines onscreen as well.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Questions, not monologues, keep conversations alive.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Our monologues get between 2 and 5 million views, sometimes more, every night.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
For one, Vitale writes that the sort of direct-to-camera monologues that have become the toast of Bourdainposting were, in Bourdain’s eyes, corny and insincere.
—Tres Dean, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
He’s best known for playing deadpan game show hosts and offering tongue-in-cheek Weekend Update monologues about topics like getting a Real ID and a potential TikTok ban.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s crucial because, although the screenplay is grounded in biographical research, Mitevska eschews expository monologues that might fill in backstory.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
While the monologues arguably paint a better picture of Taylor’s narrative when watching the video album in sequence, Taylor shines onscreen as well.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Questions, not monologues, keep conversations alive.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Our monologues get between 2 and 5 million views, sometimes more, every night.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
Noun
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As Zwick points out, awards season is defined by endless speeches about the years and decades that not infrequently precede the making of a film.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Usually, these speeches are ceremonial diplomacy of the highest order and honor the relationship between the two nations.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As for the general thrust of his sermons?—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Habib Diallo, a 60-year-old former army commando, said attending the sermons and discussions with the imam taught him about the risks of home births.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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